In the atmosphere of Saturn have unexplained hexagon

Giant hex - not having to date rigorous explanations atmospheric phenomenon naplanete Saturn. It is a geometrically regular hexagon with a diameter of 25 tys.kilometrov, located at the north pole of Saturn. Apparently, the hex is rather unusual whirlwind. Direct wall vortex go deep into the atmosphere at a distance of 100 kilometers. In the study of vortex observed in the infrared light areas, which are huge gaps in the cloud system, which extends at least 75 kilometers into the atmosphere.

For the first time this structure has been seen on a number of pictures transmitted by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. Since the object is never completely got into the frame and due to the low image quality, however a serious study of the hexagon was not followed.

The polar winter and a good viewing angle (the prospect) gave professionals the opportunity to see the deep structure of hexagons. The object is rotated synchronously with the rotation of the deep layers of the atmosphere of Saturn, and possibly synchronously with its internal parts.

To date, the main point of view on the nature of the phenomenon is a model in which the giant hexagon is a kind of metastable wave or soliton surrounding the pole.

Source: ru.wikipedia.org

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